Dawson's Creek Show Runner Disses Cast — Mean or Funny?

It's been six years since Dawson's Creek was on the air, and the four main stars — Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, Joshua Jackson, and James van der Beek — have come a long way in their careers and grown up a lot. Yesterday, Tom Kapinos, the former show runner for the series who now works on Californication, had not-so-nice things to say about his experience on Dawson's, saying among other things, "It was the four monstrous actors at the core of it." It's pretty much ancient history, and there's one Oscar nominee among them, so what do you think about Kapinos's quote — mean or funny?

I'm from the area where Dawson's Creek was filmed, and I have to say, all four stars made it pretty clear they felt they were entitled to major movie roles as soon as the show succeeded--in all their press interviews they seemed to endlessly complain of "missed opportunities" because the show filmed so far from LA. Clearly though, none of them have worked all that much since the show ended. Of the four, Williams seems the most successful as an actor, but only in low-profile indie roles, with the exception of Brokeback Mountain. I agree with whomever said Katie Holmes & Michelle Williams are more famous for their spouses than their films; Van Der Beek and Jackson, meanwhile, are totally off the radar. So much for "missed opportunities"!

Lovely lady and a sweetheart. Californication wont even last long like DC.Why should Katie smile? she's constantly followed everywhere and paps are breaking privacy shooting her in hotel windows and even at their home backyard.

Lovely lady and a sweetheart. Californication wont even last long like DC.
Why should Katie smile? she's constantly followed everywhere and paps are breaking privacy shooting her in hotel windows and even at their home backyard.

5 years

I'm sure there's a bit of truth in what he said.
#27 and 28, I think you are both gullible. There are plenty of actors who are horrible to work with, yet they are famous and continue to work. Hollywood breeds those types.

5 years

If this guy were telling the truth, I wouldn't have any problem with it. I think people have a right to be honest about their experiences, and I wish more in the entertainment industry would be. However, I do think the insider commenting here is credible and Kapinos is not being truthful, so that changes my opinion. To be honest, I can't imagine three of these actors being monstrous ;).
Katie Holmes, though, has never struck me as a nice person, and her post-marrying Tom behaviour has kinda confirmed that inkling for me. Look back at the ep of Punk'd she was on. After straight-out lying (perhaps understandable, since the setup put her in a difficult position), she looks the person in the eye with a wide-eyed, innocent, wounded look and says she never lies. I'm not exaggerating in the slightest. I never thought her sweetie-pie image rang true and at that moment you see she uses it to manipulate.
My point is that even if this guy is a first class a-hole and totally wrong about the cast at the time, I see little reason to believe Katie is incapable of being an a-hole too. Citing her PR-planted tales of kindness (which you'll note are part of a pretty intense PR campaign to brand her as a superwoman...one story has her super-generously buying cupcakes for cast and crew, another tries to wow us with tales of her gift for 'designing' stationery, the next has her ascribing an impossible talent to Suri), or her body of work (which is slight and for the most part poorly received) as reasons she couldn't be a brat doesn't make sense to me.

5 years

Kapinos can say whatever he wants to. Californication is one of the best shows in the history of television.

The young woman on the show surely didn't have that non-talented diva-air about them and I haven't heard any bashing about the boys either.Maybe there is some truth to it, at least in this person's own perception, but either way it is a no-no to go there now. Maybe he's just one of those persons who blurt things out and regret them later,especially if they are fueled with bitterness.And btw, I like Dawson's Creek.

The young woman on the show surely didn't have that non-talented diva-air about them and I haven't heard any bashing about the boys either.
Maybe there is some truth to it, at least in this person's own perception, but either way it is a no-no to go there now.
Maybe he's just one of those persons who blurt things out and regret them later,especially if they are fueled with bitterness.
And btw, I like Dawson's Creek.

I also wanted to add that this cable show is the first gig Tom Kapinos has even had since Dawson's Creek got canceled. He gets one little taste of success after nothing for years and instead of being thankful his first order of business is to bad-mouth former co-workers?
Tells a lot about him right there.

5 years

Dawson's Creek was the partly autobiographical story of Kevin Williamson. Williamson hand-picked the cast and worked with them very closely to develop the characters close to his own heart. There was an excellent working relationship there. It was difficult for everyone when he left. They still speak highly of him even now.
Tom Kapinos came into the show runner position four years later. He didn't care about Williamson's vision for the show and didn't bother to familiarize himself with the characters because he simply didn't care. He was just there until something better came along. When the cast dared to point out that their characters would never say/do certain things (seeing as they had been playing these characters for five season already) Tom Kapinos labeled them as bratty young stars.
He also used to make fun of the shows fans when they complained about the bad turn it took after he was show runner.
No one is accusing Dawson's Creek of being Masterpiece Theatre but this guy has a lot of nerve to turn around all these years later and try to bad-mouth these actors to make himself look good.

i think that it's mean spirited . after all these years - really what do you have to gain from saying things like that. really? they were all young, and who knows if there's even any truth to it all. they all seem like they were really nice and down to earth at the time.

well, of course 4 teenage/early 20's actors on a very popular and successful TV show would be annoying to work with!!! that should be a given. the way he said it definitely sounded bitter. until i read that eonline story, i didn't know he was responsible for the crappy college years. so now, i'd say yes, he is DEFINITELY bitter about something.

Michelle Williams never threatened to sue her fansite. That rumor was cleared up long ago by the former site's owner who explained that it was her own personal decision to close the site. She expressed a lot of regret that a story like that even got started.
I also agree the only reason for this guy to have even mentioned the cast is probably because of the levels of fame reached.

Michelle Williams never threatened to sue her fansite. That rumor was cleared up long ago by the former site's owner who explained that it was her own personal decision to close the site. She expressed a lot of regret that a story like that even got started. I also agree the only reason for this guy to have even mentioned the cast is probably because of the levels of fame reached.